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In article <16B5CA3FB.JHARTLEY@cmsa.gmr.com> JHARTLEY@cmsa.gmr.com writes:
>I guess democracy is okay unless it doesn't meet your selfish goals.

The claim that those who support a boycott of Colorado are somehow
subverting the democratic process is a popular one among the anti-
boycott groups because it shifts the focus from the pernicious effects
of Amendment 2 to the tactics of its opponents.  However, this
argument rings about as true as do John Cardinal O'Connor's words when
he speaks of the importance of the separation of church and state.

For the record, the people of Aspen, Boulder, and Denver, through
their democratic processes, had all passed laws that prohibited
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Amendment 2
invalidates all those laws.  Amendment 2 subverts the democratic
process by making it impossible for any city in Colorado to decide
that it wants to protect its gay and lesbian residents from 
discrimination.

I believe that all people who recognize the evil of discrimination 
have a moral obligation to make their opposition to Amendment 2
known and to encourage its repeal in some way.  Each person
must decide what action to take.  I will not attend any event
or do business with any company in Colorado until Amendment 2 has
been repealed.  Others must decide for themselves what to do, but
I urge them to take steps not to let what they see as the carrying
out of their planned activities be interpreted as an endorsement of 
the current political climate in Colorado.